How the Most Effective Leaders Turn Weaknesses Into ... | confrontation weakness
Inaperfectworld,youwouldbereallygoodateverythingyouneedtohaveasuccessfulbusinessandasuccessfullife.Thenagain,inanidealworld,youdalsohavefantastichair,absofsteel,andawinninglotteryticketinyourpocket.Hereinthisimperfectworld,weallhavetofacethefactthatweregoodatsomethings,justpassableatothers,anddownrightlousyatsomethatarereallyimportant.Ifyoureanentrepreneur[1],thiscanbefrustratingbecauseyouwanttobegoodateverything.Worse,youmaybelieveyouhavetobegoodateverything becauseyouretheonlyonewhocanmake...
In a perfect world, you would be really good at everything you need to have a successful business and a successful life. Then again, in an ideal world, youd also have fantastic hair, abs of steel, and a winning lottery ticket in your pocket.
Here in this imperfect world, we all have to face the fact that were good at some things, just passable at others, and downright lousy at some that are really important. If youre an entrepreneur[1], this can be frustrating because you want to be good at everything. Worse, you may believe you have to be good at everything because youre the only one who can make your company a success. Well, guess what? Youre not good at everything, and neither is anyone else.
So what can you do? Find ways to turn your biggest weaknesses into strengths. Heres how:
1. Recognize and accept your weaknesses.
You cant turn a weakness into a strength if youre busy denying the weakness exists. So your first assignment is to recognize that you have...